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This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereHundreds of protesters gathered in Milan on Friday to oppose the presence of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and the closure of schools and streets in the city ahead of the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina Winter Games.Reuters reported that protesters – mostly students with signs reading “ICE out” – assembled in Piazzale Leonardo da […]

Former Obama adviser Ben Rhodes slams Trump for posting racist video on Truth Social; Karoline Leavitt says criticism is ‘fake outrage’Trump shares video with racist imagery of Barack and Michelle Obama in late-night posting spreeMy colleague Richard Luscombe notes that the White House has tried to brush off the outrage caused by Donald Trump reposting a racist video that depicts Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.In a statement sent to […]

Disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie from her home in Arizona is being investigated as kidnappingThe search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC’s Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie entered its sixth day on Friday in Arizona, as authorities said they believe that she is still alive.“She’s out there, we’re gonna find her, we have to,” said Chris Nanos, Arizona’s Pima county sheriff, in an interview with ABC’s Good Morning […]

Billie Eilish and Biebers wore ‘ICE out’ pins at the Grammys, as more and more celebrities find their political voicesThe red carpet is being used increasingly as a platform for protest – and one accessory in particular has become key: the pin badge.At Sunday night’s Grammy awards, stars including Hailey and Justin Bieber and Billie Eilish wore black and white pins that read “ICE out”, a condemnation of the recent […]

Singer says articles about his health and birth of son ‘outside even the most basic standards of human decency’Elton John has said articles about his health and the birth of his son by the publisher of the Daily Mail were an “abhorrent” invasion, and that its behaviour was “outside even the most basic standards of human decency”.Appearing briefly at the high court via video link on Friday, John said he […]

From a £149 John Lewis version to LA’s gorpcore take, the ‘good intention’ bag is intended to look good but hold moreIt’s not a multi-thousand pound handbag from Hermès that best captures the new era of It bags, but a £149 tote from John Lewis.Launched this season, it’s deeper (45cm) and taller (33cm) than your average handbag, and comes loaded with good intentions. It’s able to hold your packed lunch, […]

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereIt is the first time the US and Iran have sat down for face-to-face negotiations since June last year, when Israel launched attacks on Iran that sparked a war marked by tit-for-tat airstrikes, with the US also joining the fray. It effectively ended the US-Iran talks that were held in the weeks prior to the conflict aimed at […]